thatchとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

Variant of thack, from Middle English thache, thach, from 古期英語 þæc (“roof-covering”), from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką (“covering”), from (o-grade of) Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“cover”).

Cognate with Icelandic þak, Dutch dak, German Dach, Norwegian tak, Swedish tak, Danish tag; and with Latin toga, Albanian thak (“awn, beard, pin, peg, tassel, fringe”), Lithuanian stogas (“roof”). Related to Ancient Greek τέγος (tégos, “roof”) and στέγη (stégē, “roof”). See also English deech, deck.

名詞

thatch (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 thatches)

1. Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2. (Caribbean) Any of several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
3. A buildup of cut grass, stolons or other material on the soil in a lawn.
   • 2015 May 30, Rob Kuznia, “California turns to fake grass in response to drought”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Mark Ladd, the venue’s assistant director of operations, notes that the fake greenery looks authentic: the height and colour of the blades are varied, with a few brown ones thrown in to emulate dead thatch.

4. (by extension) Any straw-like material, such as a person's hair.
   • 2008, Wallace Madding, The Country Club Killings: A Montana Story (page 21)

     An outgoing, story-telling Irishman from Butte, Montana, with his thatch of red hair and sandpapered face, Matt was the quintessential imp.

同意語

• (straw for covering roofs または stacks): haulm

派生語

語源 2

From Middle English thacchen, from 古期英語 þeċċan, þeċċean (“to cover”), from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną (“to cover”), from Proto-Germanic *þaką (“cover, covering”, noun) (see above).

Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, German decken, Danish tække, Swedish täcka. Alteration of vowel after Middle English perhaps due to the above noun.

動詞

thatch (三人称単数 現在形 thatches, 現在分詞 thatching, 過去形および過去分詞形 thatched)

1. To cover the roof with straw, reed, leaves, etc.

派生語

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